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An Oklahoma County district judge on Wednesday declined to put on hold a law allowing people to carry a firearm without a permit or training.

House Bill 2597, which will allow "constitutional" or "permitless" carry, takes effect Friday. The state already has an open carry law on the books.

Passed last session, HB 2597 was the first bill signed into law by Gov. Kevin Stitt.

Rep. Jason Lowe, D-Oklahoma City, and others filed a lawsuit earlier this month after failing to get enough signatures on an initiative petition seeking to let voters decide whether to nullify or keep the law.

Lowe said opponents will file an appeal Thursday with the Oklahoma Supreme Court. He called the law dangerous and unconstitutional.

The case is before Oklahoma County District Judge Don Andrews. A hearing late Wednesday afternoon on a temporary injunction lasted less than 30 minutes.

Andrews ruled only on the request to put the law on hold, not the merits of the lawsuit.

https://www.tulsaworld.com/news/judge-declines-to-put-permitless-carry-gun-law-on-hold/article_7be6b38e-d596-59df-83b3-067828450376.html